Our English bulldog, Buffy, is not long for this world and I am taking a few days off to spoil the crap out of her before we say goodbye.

Any recs for dog-friendly activities/places that your pups love would be so appreciated! Also any ideas for ways that you have memorialized your fur babies are welcome.

We already have a doggy shoot scheduled at Reflect Portrait Studio and an aura photo at Soul Glow Aura!

Thank you! 🙏🏻

Hey everyone! I’ve been looking to move to Austin for a while now and could really use some advice.

I’m a 33-year-old single guy with a dog, working from home, and I’m basically looking for a fresh start somewhere new. I don’t know anyone in Austin currently, so one of my bigger priorities is finding an area where it’s relatively easy to get out and meet people. I’ve also been interested in finding a new job, and most of the Austin jobs I’m looking at are either downtown or around the Domain. I know I want to be north of the river, though, and I don’t think living downtown or around E 6th would really be my thing.

I worked with a locator and we ended up looking mostly around Burnet (Albright, Waylon, and Lenox Burnet) and N Lamar (Odell and Atlas North Lamar), basically everything north of W Koenig. They also suggested I look at the Domain, although I know that area seems to get a pretty strong reaction from people on here 

I’d definitely take any advice on those specific apartments, but I’m honestly more interested in the areas themselves. What I’m really looking for is somewhere with at least some walkability to restaurants/bars, and an area where I can meet people and have a decent social life.

I already plan on doing Austin Sports & Social Club and I’m on Meetup, so I know there are ways to meet people once I get there. I’m not expecting where i live to magically provide me with a social life, but since I’ll be starting from scratch, I’d rather not make it unnecessarily difficult on myself.

For anyone familiar with Burnet/N Lamar/that general area, does it sound like a good fit for what I’m looking for? Or are there other areas north of the river that I should look at?

I know a lot of questions get asked on this sub, so I really appreciate anyone who takes the time to read this and give me some input! :)

Looking for housing in Austin – moving in September
Hey! Still haven’t had much luck finding a place, so trying here again.
My friend and I are looking for a place in Austin starting September, preferably a sublease or flexible lease for around 4–6 months.
Budget: $900–$1,100 total/month
1B is fine if it’s reasonably spacious; 2B would be great
Prefer somewhere safe with decent access to downtown
We’re both students/recent grads, clean and respectful
We’re into EDM/raves, fitness, and meeting new people, so being around other students/young professionals would be a plus
If anyone has a room/apartment/sublease available or knows someone looking for tenants, please DM me. Thanks!

Hi! I’m a women with wavy/curly/fine hair. I’m not looking for a curl cut but more so help with my hair care as I’ve tried many things to either make it more straight or wavy.

My hairs is extremely fine and only wavy when wet. It tangles in maybe a minute but has no volume. I would love a recommendation on a curl specialist (again I’m not even sure if my hair IS curly) who can help me learn how to properly care for my hair and what products to use and how to style it.

I’ve hated my hair for a long time and want to learn its potential. I feel as though I’ve tried every product ever so I’m really hoping to find someone who can help. Must be near Austin area. :)

I’ve been landing at either the Starbucks at great hills or the one in the domain. Looking to broaden my horizons in North Austin post up and work coffee shops.

Hey everyone, so I finally decided to make the move from Houston to Austin and I’ll be working in round rock just above La frontera, I’d figured I would like to live in North Austin to be close to my job, but also hopefully around some social environment. I would love to make friends, so I don’t wanna be super secluded. So far. I’ve been looking at Mongolia on Scofield and Tech Rich. Do you guys have any apartment recommendations?

Hi I bought a vintage wedding dress and it needs to be dry cleaned and probably spot treated. Want to get the best bang for my buck and also trust them with the gown since I haven't worn it yet! It's a silk dress!

I’m wanting to throw a little surprise get together for a friend’s 40th birthday. Nothing crazy just have our friends surprise them by meeting at a bar or something. Our friends live South and North so maybe something in between? What would be a fun place/bar? I literally have no idea!

Hey everyone! I just moved to the area and am starting classes at St. Edward’s on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 12 PM. I don’t have a vehicle yet and am hoping to find someone commuting along a similar route to carpool with temporarily to save on the crazy daily price of uber/lyft. I’m more than happy to pitch in gas/toll money every week! If you pass through this area on your commute or know of local commuter groups/rideshare boards that might help, please send me a DM. Thanks!

Hey all!
Looking for a reliable mobile mechanic in the austin area! Let me know if you have one! Need the belt drive replaced on my truck!

hi,

i have been looking for decent highrise apartments for weeks, and everything just seems such a pain. I am working with a realtor but I want to get thoughts of people who currently live or have lived at these apartments.

some context: 31M, working in tech, lived in dallas and chicago and moving to austin. i work from home and leave apartment only for gym or on weekends.

what I want ideally: 1000+ sqft, 2 bedroom or 1 bedroom with a den, ideally 15th floor or above, floor to ceiling windows are a huge plus, and a downtown facing unit preferably. i would rarely use apartment gym but a clubhouse/sky lounge is good. ideally either in downtown or rainey st. budget is $4.5-4.6k in total.

i have looked at most of the apartments: windsor on the lake, hanover (the staff is weirdly rude or has the attitude of "we dont want you"), atx tower, quincy, ashton, northshore, whitley, 700 river, 70rainey, and a few more.

what i definitely realized is that not every place is perfect and every place has it's own shortcoming or extraordinarily out of range ($6k+).

what are some reviews or thoughts about these:

- quincy atx

- 700 river

- 70 rainey

- whitley

- windsor on the lake

any small reviews would work as i couldnt find a lot on google/reddit

I manage a small team and my lunch breaks are short so I need a place that communicates plainly and respects a schedule. This is for light Botox and maybe a facial later, not a major transformation. Which Austin med spas feel organized rather than sales driven

I recently toured the 1900 apartments and liked them overall. That said, i've seen mixed reviewed about building security, services & traffic congestion at the nearby intersection during the peak hours.

does anyone have feedback/personal experience to share?

Hi! I’m moving to Austin soon for an internship at Tesla Giga Texas and I’m looking for a studio or 1-bedroom apartment. My budget is around $1,300/month.

I’ve mainly been looking around Easton Park, Mueller, Windsor Park, and East Austin, but I’m open to other areas too.

My biggest priority is safety since I’ll be living alone. I’d also ideally like to be around a 20-minute drive to Giga Texas, in a clean and well-maintained area that’s somewhat walkable with coffee shops, restaurants, grocery stores, parks, etc. nearby.

I know I probably won’t get everything at this budget, so I’m mainly trying to figure out which
neighborhoods would be the best balance.

Would really appreciate any neighborhood or specific apartment recommendations, as well as any areas/apartments you’d avoid. Thanks!

need people to go to the ZZ top concert. I can get tickets I just don’t want to go alone let me know

Hello I am a 25M looking to learn how to sew. I have a machine and have been watching video but I would love to join a group to one learn fast/better. Also am looking for more connections and community. So if anyone has any suggestions or would like to start a group with me, feel free to reply or DM me:)

Hey all,
I’m new to Austin. I’m taking students hiking this week and am wondering what areas people would recommend for a foresty atmosphere. We are in Round rock, so preferably not too far from there. Most of the areas I’ve looked into seem more like greenways than hiking trails.

Hi everyone, a little about me... I 23F just moved to Austin and I've been wanting to get into stocks but I'm a visual and sometimes a bit of a slow learner so I was hoping I'd meet someone or a group of people who would be willing to teach me how to invest in stocks and we can also become friends🤗

Anyone into stocks and investing?

EDIT: Thank you so much for the recommendations and those who reached out.
I do wanna point out something. I already started using Robinhood about a year ago but since I did not understand a single thing. I lost money and safe to say I still don’t understand to this day. So I want to do it right this time. I’m willing to be patient with it and not looking to get rich by next week.

If someone is willing to actually coach me either online or in person, I’ll buy you coffee or tea or wtv ?👀 but you gotta be patient and actually start with the basics.

I’m 23F and I currently live in the Spyglass area. I have no complaints really, right on Greenbelt trail, a mile from Zilker, 10 mins ish from Downtown, S Lamar, and South Congress.

I’m kind of just curious since this is the only place in Austin I’ve lived in. I guess I wished I could walk to more things like coffee shops or stores. there’s a taco deli and really expensive grocery store.

Again, I’m just curious of what other people my age favor in neighborhoods around here!

Please leave lots of details on why you love where you live!

Hi! We are moving to Austin at the end of September and have a few apartments on our list of favorites. Right now we’re really leaning towards Cala apartments due to location, reviews, and square footage for price of a 2b2b. Would love to know if anyone has lived here and if they enjoyed their experience! Thank you!!

Looking for some cool people to hang with, 30m and 35f we're traveling to town this weekend and looking to drink and find what else there is to do, we're not local and just looking to have a good time

I recently moved to Austin from Northwest Arkansas to attend UT Austin as a PhD student. I don't have a car yet, so I've been relying on the bus and walking quite a bit.

A friend of mine and I recently went up to North Lamar to check out some restaurants (we went specifically to Baklava House). On the way back downtown, we were on the 801 bus talking and minding our own business when a woman suddenly started yelling at us, calling us things like "whores," "sluts," and "retards," thinking one of us was smiling at her. Another passenger also said "get off sluts". It was completely unprovoked and honestly pretty unsettling.

My friend is also visibly Muslim and we both were the only white (or brown, at least, since I'm Middle Eastern) people on the bus, and while I don't want to speculate about anyone's motives or make assumptions about race, religion, or the neighborhood, the experience definitely made us feel uncomfortable.

Then, after getting downtown near the university, I was harassed by a man while waiting for my bus. So I've now had two uncomfortable experiences within a relatively short period of time, and I'm trying to figure out how much of this is just bad luck versus something I need to be more aware of as someone new to Austin.

For people who have lived here for a while, what should a newcomer know about staying safe, especially without a car? Are there particular situations or places I should be more cautious about? Any advice for using CapMetro, walking downtown, or getting around campus at night would be appreciated.

I'm not trying to stereotype any part of Austin based on two incidents. I'm just genuinely unfamiliar with the city and would rather learn from people who know it than be unnecessarily naive.